Catherine Malin Weiler

Brief Life History of Catherine Malin

When Catherine Malin Weiler was born on 21 May 1834, in Eagle, Upper Uwchlan Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Jacob Weiler, was 26 and her mother, Anna Maria Malin, was 32. She married Hector Caleb Haight on 11 June 1854, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850. She died on 30 July 1859, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 25, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Hector Caleb Haight
1810–1879
Catherine Malin Weiler
1834–1859
Marriage: 11 June 1854
Hector Weiler Haight
1855–1942
Haight
1859–1859
Jacob L. Haight
1859–1859

Sources (25)

  • Catherine Weilar in household of Jacob Weilar, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Catharine Weiler, "Pennsylvania, Births and Christenings, 1709-1950"
  • Catherine W, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"

World Events (8)

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

1839 · Nauvoo is Settled

After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.

1842 · Relief Society Organized

The Relief Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was organized on March 17, 1842. Emma Smith was the first Relief Society president. It was established as a way to help strengthen and serve other women.

Name Meaning

German and Jewish (western Ashkenazic): habitational name from any of several places so named in southern Germany.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Weil .

German: topographic name from Middle High German wīler ‘hamlet, farmstead, small village’. Compare Wyler .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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The Life Summary of Catherine Malin When Catherine Malin Weiler was born on 21 May 1834, in Eagle, Upper Uwchlan Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Jacob Weiler, was 26 and he …

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